<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Lebanon is going through many internal disputes surrounding the latest decision to delay DST</div><div dir="auto">Many institutions are refusing to comply with the change and are going to adopt regular DST on Sunday Mar 26th</div><div dir="auto">Those institutions include but are not limited to:</div><div dir="auto">- News agencies</div><div dir="auto">- Religious organizations</div><div dir="auto">- Schools, universities, etc...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The refusal is mainly centered the legality of that decision and, obviously, the technical chaos it will create because of its short notice</div><div dir="auto">Moreover, as some of the below articles mention, this is also causing sectarian strife</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">All of these concerns are important to bring to light in view of IANA's procedures for updating timezone data:</div><div dir="auto">If you would ask today "what the average person on the street would think the time actually is", it's not at all clear what the answer would be<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Below are some links about these latest developments:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/middleeast/lebanon-daylight-savings-intl/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/middleeast/lebanon-daylight-savings-intl/index.html</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/693963/lbci-refuses-to-comply-with-governments-decision-o/en">https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/693963/lbci-refuses-to-comply-with-governments-decision-o/en</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/693989/lebanese-patriarchate-unable-to-comply-with-postpo/en">https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/693989/lebanese-patriarchate-unable-to-comply-with-postpo/en</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/local/1352862/bkerke--we-are-committed-to-switching-to-daylight-saving-time-at-midnight-tonight">http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/local/1352862/bkerke--we-are-committed-to-switching-to-daylight-saving-time-at-midnight-tonight</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/live_feed/1352804/mtv-will-not-comply-with-the-decision-to-postpone-the-adjustment-of-daylight-saving-time--and-will-abide-by-its-amendment-at-midnight-tonight--in-objection-to-the-decision-issued-by-the-prime-minister">http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/live_feed/1352804/mtv-will-not-comply-with-the-decision-to-postpone-the-adjustment-of-daylight-saving-time--and-will-abide-by-its-amendment-at-midnight-tonight--in-objection-to-the-decision-issued-by-the-prime-minister</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1332635/postponement-of-daylight-savings-time-sparks-mockery-and-religious-tension.html">https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1332635/postponement-of-daylight-savings-time-sparks-mockery-and-religious-tension.html</a></div></div>